Marrone Bio Innovations (MBII) Competitors

Marrone Bio Innovations (NASDAQ:MBII) and China Green Agriculture (NYSE:CGA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, MBII or CGA?

Marrone Bio Innovations has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Green Agriculture has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MBII or CGA?

In the previous week, China Green Agriculture had 1 more articles in the media than Marrone Bio Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for China Green Agriculture and 0 mentions for Marrone Bio Innovations. China Green Agriculture's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Marrone Bio Innovations' score of -0.38 indicating that China Green Agriculture is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marrone Bio Innovations	Neutral
China Green Agriculture	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MBII or CGA?

Marrone Bio Innovations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than China Green Agriculture.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marrone Bio Innovations	$44.31 million	3.28	-$16.55 million	-$0.12	-6.65
China Green Agriculture	$168.45 million	0.24	-$98.36 million	N/A	N/A

Is MBII or CGA more profitable?

China Green Agriculture has a net margin of -12.95% compared to Marrone Bio Innovations' net margin of -47.07%. China Green Agriculture's return on equity of -12.31% beat Marrone Bio Innovations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marrone Bio Innovations	-47.07%	-70.87%	-25.23%
China Green Agriculture	-12.95%	-12.31%	-8.58%

Do analysts rate MBII or CGA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marrone Bio Innovations	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
China Green Agriculture	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MBII or CGA?

68.4% of Marrone Bio Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of China Green Agriculture shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Marrone Bio Innovations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of China Green Agriculture shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MBII or CGA?

Marrone Bio Innovations received 39 more outperform votes than China Green Agriculture when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.70% of users gave China Green Agriculture an outperform vote while only 54.98% of users gave Marrone Bio Innovations an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marrone Bio Innovations	Outperform Votes 232 54.98%	Underperform Votes 190 45.02%
China Green Agriculture	Outperform Votes 193 63.70%	Underperform Votes 110 36.30%

Summary

China Green Agriculture beats Marrone Bio Innovations on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.